Resilient wheel



R. SCHEEL. RESILI-ENT WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED -APR.I 29. 1919.

Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

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andV State of California,

UNrri-:Dl STATES Partant oFFicr.;

nunonrirsennnn, or" Dixon, caninomar'A.y f

:RESILIENT WHEEL.

To all 'whom t may concern l `Be it known thatrl, RUDOLPH citizen of the United vStates of America, residing at Dixon, in the county of Solano have invented ceruseful Improvements in tain new and of which the following is Resilient Wheels, a specification.

The primary the provision of'a vehicle wheel having all the cushioning properties of a pneumatic tire and capable of enduring long usage without reducing its efficiency, which is easy and cheap to manufacture.

VA further object of the invention is t o provide a vehicle wheel having a pneumatic supporting means out of contact with the road-bed whereby life of the wheel yis greatly increased, the wheel being adapted for either traction driving wheels or for urposes of steering as well as carrying the oad in a cushioned manner.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination, construction, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the a c companying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the'several views.

Figure 1 is anV elevational view of the outer side of my form of wheel partly broken away,

Fig. 2 is a diametrical sectional view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view yof a portion of the pneumatic shoe or casing employed with the wheel.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, my wheel broadly comprises a hub 10 having a pneumatic cushion 11 mounted thereon while a tread member 12 is carried by the periphery of the cushion and whereby the load of the axle 13 upon which said hub is mounted, is resiliently supported against shocks and jars incident to travel.

. The pneumatic member 11 may be of any desired form and is herein illustrated consisting of an outer casing or shoe 14 formed of rubber, although fabric or leather might" be employed if desired. An inner tube 15 Specification of Letters' Patent.

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`isfreceived'within-the shoe 14 with an in- Hating nipple 16'projecting from one side of the tube through aside slot 17 'in the shoe 11` lnormally'closed in any suitable man* ner as by the lacings 18.

The hub 10 preferably has a curved perimeter 19 to Vaccommodate the shoe Min seated position lthereon while Ythe tread 12 which is of annular form and may be solid rubber or other material has a concave inner face 2O seating upon the outer periphery of the pneumatic cushion 11. It Vwill be seen that the pneumatic cushion 11 may be readily mounted upon the hub 10 in any manner similar to the mounting of a pneumatic tire upon a rim and the tread 12 being thereafter positioned around the pneumatic cushion 11, the cushion tube v15 is inflated with air through the nipple 16 which tensions the cushion 11 between the hub 1() and tread 12. vA screw-cap 21 is provided for the nipple 16 it being understood thatY the opening 17 and nipple 16 are provided at the outer side of the wheel when the same is positioned for use upon an axle such Vas 13.

Side plates 22 and 23 are provided for the inner and outer sides respectively of the wheel for furnishing rigidity thereto detachably secured to the end of the hub by means of screws 2/1. A perforation 25 in the outer plate 23 accommodates the nipple 16 so that the pneumatic cushion 11 may be inflated or deflated at will without removing the outer plate 23.

The complete operation of the invention will be fully understood from this detailed description thereof, the normal position of the relative parts being hereinillustrated with the inner tube 15 inflated and the pneumatic cushion 11 mounted upon the hub 1() with the tread 12 carried by the outer periphery of the cushion and the side plates the members operatively assembled. The pneumatic member 11 cushions the tread 12 for supporting the load imparted tothe wheel by the axle 13 when out in any manner departing from the spirit the tread l2 is lupon the ground. My wheel and scope'of myinventionv as claimed.

may be employed as a driver or traction What I elaim as newis:

Wheel or for any of the useful purposes of A resilient Wheel comprising. a hub,

, 5 any kind of wheel desired, the same possessa separable tread member spaced from said 20 ing all of the properties usually .imparted hub, positioning plates at the ends of said by a pneumatic tire but possessing longerl Vhub an between which saidtrread member Y life by reason of the separation of thepneuis received, a easing in `the space between maticl member from the road-bed 'which isA said hub Vand tread member having a side 10 only contacted by the tread `member 12. `slot` thereinwprovided with closing means, 25 The tread l2 may be renewed when desired and a pneumatic tube received within said and it will be understood that While one casing.4 Y form of my invention is herein illustrated, Intestimony whereof I ailx my signature. ,and described, changes may be madein form, n ,Y Y

15 4proportion andv detailslof.construction with- 1. RUDOLPH SCHEEL, 

